Sales-book.



E. K. BOTTLE.

SALES BOOK.

APPLICATION FILED 11031.26, 1906.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

UNITED sTA'r s PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD KIRBY BOTTLE, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR'TO THECARTER-ORUME COMPANY, LIMITED, OF TORONTO, CANADA, A CORPORATIONOF'OANADA.

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- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9,1909.

Application filed November 26, 1906. Serial No. 845,029. 3

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, EDWARD K. Bo'rrLa, residing at Niagara Falls, in thecounty of Niagara and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Sales-Books, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in theart to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to inanifolding sales-books and the like.

after set forth, and the scope of the application of which will beindicated in the 'ollowin claims; I

%n the accompanying drawing, wherein is shown one of various possibleembodiments of my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation thereof; Fig.2 is a perspective view showing the same at one stage ofitsmanipulation; Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the same in condition foruse; Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the device in condition forshipping, certain parts appearing in dotted lines in order to show theconstruction more clearly.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views of the drawing. a

In order to render clearer certain features of this invention, it mayhere be noted that in devices of the nature of those herein dealt rwith, if two or more pads are hinged together 'sidcrable ength in orderto assure the swing-v in of the pad along the desired arc and bringthesame to precisely the desired position. This feature is of peculiarimportance when the hearing or hin e is merely a fold or bend in paperor the like, as otherwise, under condition of hard and rapid use, thebook would quickly break down at this point.

m'itting more efiicient use of the hands in manipulation are ofrelatively great value.

Theabove and other advantageous fea' tures are attained inQconstructionsof the nature of that hereinafterdescribed. Referring now to Fig. 2 ofthe accompanying drawing, there is shown a book comprising a member 1constituting the portions 2, and 4 which are preferably formed integralof heavy Manila paper or the like in such manner as to permit areadybending without breaking thereof and yet possess the desiredstiffness to act as a backbone or frame for the entire book. Uponportion 3 is mounted a pad 50f thin leaves of paper which are stapledupon this portion as a back at, the point This pad is of such length aswhen resting upon the back 3 to fall somewhat short of the lower edgethereof, as best indicated at 7 in Fi .1 of the drawing. i' pon portion2 as a bac is stapled a second pad 8 comprising a number of leaves 9,each of which is folded upon itself, as atlO, to receive betwcen itscomponent portions 11 and 12 a doublefaced transfer sheet 13 preferablystapled to the front face of the pad. Leaves 9 are weakened, asindicated at 14 and 15, murder to permit of their detaclnnent from thebook and the separation of their component portions, 'as hereinaftersetforth. The portion 4 of member 1 is adapted to fold over the on tirebook and act as a protective cover when the same is not in use. It willthus be seen that the member 1 acts. as a connecting means. for theentire device, holding the parts in proper relation one with another. Itwill also be seen that certain broad fea tures of this invention are notdependent upon integrality of this element, although many advantages inthe matter of simplicity, chcapness and the like,'reside in forming thesame integral as here shown. Atthe point 16 the portion 3 is recessedinordcr to permit the insertion of the thumb or a finger to seize, thelower edge ofthc back 2 ofthe pad 8 to swing'the same laterally, asherein after described.

The method of use of the above described embodiment of my invention issubllli) try 1s to be made, the rever'sely folded portion 12 of theupper leaf of pad 8 is raised to permit the transfer sheet 13 to beinserted eneath the same, and the latter member is covered by thelowermost leaf of the pad 5,

upon which in turn is laid the raised free portion 12 of the upper leafof pad 8, as shown in ."Fig. 3 of the drawing. An entry may then be madeupon the exposed portion of the upper leaf of pad 8, andthis entry isnot only transmitted by the transfer sheet 13 upon the main portion 11of leaf 9, but is also upwardly transmitted to the lower surface of thethin leaf ofpad 5, through which the same may be read, and a third copyof the inscription itself retained. Leaf 9 is then detached and itsparts separated and one given to the customer and the other sent to thecashier or any other desired disposition made of the same, and the leafof pad 5 upon which the third copy is formed is permitted to dropbeneath the pad 8 upon the back 3, the former pad being raised throughthe thumb-hole 16 for this purpose, as indicated in Fig. 2 of thedrawing. The device may then be folded into the form shown in Fig. 1,and is in condition for further use by a repetition of the abovemanipulation.

In order to avoid ambiguity in the meaning of the terms end, side,lateral, and the like, in the following claims, it may here be notedthat in the device herein shown the direction in which the leaves of thepad 5 swing is. considered longitudinally or end- Wise, and 'a directionat right angles thereto is considered sidewise or lateral. From this, ofcourse, it follows that the term end means an extremity in anendwisedirection, and side has a like meaning with respect to the lateraldirection, as above defined. From this it follows that the stub or, moreaccurately, bound portion of the pad 5, as the leaves may be boundtogether in any desired manner, is at the end rather than at the v sideof the pad, as above defined.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a device in which the severalobjects of my invention are attained and the above enumerated advantagesare, among others, present. By reason of the long bearing of theswinging pad 8, this fold is not only substantially free from chance ofbreakin but results in the swin ing of the pad bac into exactly thedesired registering position without the looseness and essentiallyinvertebrate character of the pads of this general nature in which anend hinge is employed. only are the pads fully )rotected when in closedcondition, but the same may be notch 16 contributing inateria attainmentof this end.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many aparently widely different embodiments of tl ns invention could be madewithout de arting from the scope thereof, it is intern ed that allmatter contained in the above description or shown? in the accompanyingdrawing shall bei'nterpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense. It is also to be understood that the langua e used in thefollowing claims is intende to cover all of the generic and s ecificfeatures of the .invention herein descri ed and all statements of thesco e of the invention which, as a matter of anguage, might be said tofall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the class described, in combination, a pad comprisinga of leaves bound together at one en each of which is folded uponitself, a transfer sheet ada ted to be inserted between the portions oft e leaves of said pad,- a pad of thin leave's bound together at oneend, said end rojecting be ond the bound end of said first pad and t eleaves of which are positioned and formed to ada t them for insertionbetween portions of t e leaves of saidfirst ad and an inte ral flexiblemember secure to the backs 0 both of said ads and folded upon itself atthe side of said pads whereby said first pad is adapted to be swunglaterally away from said second pad.

2. In a device of the class described, in combination, a pad comprisinga pluralit of leaves bound together at one end, each of which leaves isfolded upon itself toward said end, a transfer sheet adapted to beinserted between the portions of said leaves, a pad of thin leaves boundtogether at one ly to the leaves to be inserted between portions of theleaves of the first pad, and connecting means comprising a )ortionsecured to the back or rear surface 0 said second pad. and a portionsecured to the back or rear surface of said first pad, said portionsbeing connected along the side of said first pad to permit the swingingthereof in a lateral or sidewise direction.

3. In a device of the class described, in combination, a pad comprisinga plurality of leaves bound together at one end, each of which leaves!is folded upon itself toward lurality.

end and-positioned to permit each of its It will also be seen that notmanipulated with the highest speed, the

5 leaves to be inserted between portions of and form a protectivecovering therefor.

mit said first pad to be swung laterally away e 11,se5 a said end, atransfer sheet adapted to be inserted between the portions of saidleaves, a pad of thin leaves bound together at one end and positioned topermit each of its the leaves of the first pad, and connecting meanscomprising three portions, to one} extreme portion of which said firstpad is F secured and to the intermediate of which said second pad issecured, said portions being connected one with another to perfrom saidintermediate portion and to per; mit therernaining extreme portion to beswung over said pads in folded condition 4. In a device of the classdescribed, in

combination, a pad comprising -a plurality of leaves bound together atone end, each serted between the portions of said leaves,

a pad of thin leaves bound together at one,

the leavesof the first pad, and connecting means comprising a portionsecured to the back or rear surface of said second pad and a portionsecured to the back or rear surface of said'first pad, said portionsbeing connected along the side of said first pad to permit the swingingthereof in a lateral or sidewise direction, and said second portionbeing provided with a notch or recess through which said firsf ad 1dsaid first portion may be seized.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence oftwo-witnesses.

EDWARD KIRBY BOTTLE. Witnessesz JOHN R: DICKSON, PETER. V. KELLER.

